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Place Name
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Amory
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Pronunciation
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AIM-uh-ree
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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7,093 (1990)
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Location
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Monroe County, Mississippi (MS), United States, North America
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Latitude
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33°59'N
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Longitude
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88°28'W
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Amory
(AIM-uh-ree), town (1990 pop. 7,093), Monroe co., NE
Miss., 35 mi/56 km N of Columbus, near
Tombigbee R.; 33°59'N 88°28'W. Trade and shipping center for agr.
(cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat; dairying); timber; gas wells; mfg.
(bldg. materials, transportation equip., metal and plastic prods.,
furniture, apparel); printing. Lock A, on Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
is here. Amory Regional Mus. Aberdeen L. reservoir to SW. Founded
1887.
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